Muharram 2019 | September 10
Muharram 2019 | Muharram, considered one of the most significant festivals celebrated by the Muslim community, marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. This year the 10th day of Muharram, also known as Ashura or 'Youm-e-Ashura', falls on 10 September. Muharram is one of the most significant festivals celebrated by the Muslim community as it marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year Muharram which is the first month of the Islamic calendar is considered to be the holiest of all months after Ramzan for Muslims. According to Hindustan Times, Ashura is the day that Imam Hussain Ali, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad was martyred. Believed to be the third Imam of the Shia community, he was killed in 680 AD during the battle of Karbala (in present day Iraq), by the soldiers of the Caliph Yazid. Since then, Imam Hussain's and his relatives' death is mourned among the Muslim community. How Muslims around the world observe this day: Ashura...